Gov. Jack Markell is drawing attention to Delaware's initiative to help the disabled find mainstream jobs, the Employment First Act, during the National Governors Association meeting in Pittsburgh.

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Doug Denison
The News Journal

As Gov. Jack Markell advocates expanding job opportunities for people with disabilities across the country, he'll have Delaware's experience of private companies and government to showcase.

Markell, as chairman of the National Governors Association, is taking his year-old project to the group's meeting Pittsburgh, where he will highlight Delaware's Employment First Act. The two-day NGA conference, which concludes today, will address the subject that the governor has championed.

He is not alone. Department of Health and Social Services Secretary Rita Landgraff and two ...